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Total Quality Management in ten exemplary Department of Defense organizations: lessons learned, innovative practices, and quality measurements

by: Applegate, Carolyn L.;Hocevar, Susan Page.;Thomas, Kenneth Wayne, 1943-

Publication date: 1991-11

Topics: UNITED STATES. DEPT. OF DEFENSE--MANAGEMENT.TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT., DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, QIP(PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROTOTYPE), SURVEYS, MANAGEMENT.

Publisher: Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School

Collection: navalpostgraduateschoollibrary; fedlink; americana

Contributor: Naval Postgraduate School, Dudley Knox Library

Language: English

"NPS-AS-92-003."

"November 1991."

AD A245 180

Includes bibliographical references (p. 72-76)

The focus of this report is the implementation of Total Quality Management in ten DoD organizations. The participating organizations were all identified by the Federal Quality Institute as either winners or finalists for the Productivity/Quality Improvement Prototype (QIP) award sponsored by DoD and the Office of Management and Budget. Qualitative data collected included interviews with either top executives or TQM coordinators, documentation of quality management activities. A questionnaire survey was also administered to the executive steering committee of each organization providing a self- assessment of eight dimensions of quality management practices. The report describes the lessons learned, promising practices and the results of the self- assessment survey for the participating organizations